OpenAI Launches Parental Controls for ChatGPT After Teen’s Death

OpenAI is launching parental controls for ChatGPT, which it announced following a lawsuit alleging a teenager who died by suicide this spring relied on the popular chatbot as a coach.

The tools, pushed out to all users Monday, let parents limit the ways teenagers use the chatbot and receive alerts if ChatGPT determines a teenager may be in distress. The controls, which are accessible through ChatGPT’s settings, also enable parents to set the hours when their child can’t use the service (the chatbot is meant for users who are 13 or older).

The update comes in the wake of mounting pressure for the artificial intelligence startup to make changes to ...